Kindergarten–5th grade · School from home
A week in K–5 Distance Learning
Live lessons, small-group Ignite Learning, Learning Studio, Curiosity Quest and clubs, balanced with independent work, so your child learns with a Guide and grows in independence.
Quantum Montessori Guide (QMG)
Quantum Montessori Guides lead the full School-From-Home experience using a Montessori-inspired approach that nurtures independent learning, whole-child development, and strong family partnerships. As the primary contact for families, QMGs provide personalized academic guidance and encouragement, monitor student progress, and ensure each learner’s experience is cohesive, engaging, and tailored to their unique needs.
Independent Learning Time
These are self-directed times for students to work through their weekly work plan, use adaptive learning tools (such as DreamBox or Reading Plus), collaborate with peers, and attend small-group lessons with their guide. This structure supports independence and mastery of foundational concepts.
Live Guidance Lessons
(Attendance Required) Offers valuable face-to-face learning with your teacher, where you can participate in activities like research discussions, math support, or science demonstrations. Regular breaks will be provided for movement and refocusing, tailored to your age group. Stay informed through announcements and be ready to learn. In K-2, mini-lessons will also be incorporated to break up the session.
Ignite Learning
(Attendance Required) Provides personalized learning for our K-5 students. During this period, students will be grouped based on their academic abilities. They will engage in activities tailored to their needs, either receiving additional support to catch up or being challenged with an advanced curriculum alongside like-minded peers.
Learning Studio
(Attendance Required) This dedicated time will provide opportunities for independent work, targeted instructional support, and connection with a teacher or staff member and all other learners. This time may be used for gifted/special education/ESL services.
Curiosity Quest
Held on Tuesdays, this hour is dedicated to exploring each student’s individual interests. Students rotate every 9 weeks through engaging classes such as STEM, Art, Chess, or Cooking! They can choose their top 4 favorites and will have the opportunity to experience each one throughout the year. Advanced Curiosity Quest offerings may occasionally be held on Mondays.
Funtastic Friday
Held Fridays from 10:30–11:30 with QMs and teachers, this time focuses on community building, peer engagement, and fun! Students connect, collaborate, and celebrate the week together in a joyful, inclusive environment.
Learning Enrichments & Clubs
Led by Quantum Montessori Guides, STEAM educators, and guest experts—including paleontologists, NASA astronauts, and artists—these engaging classes bring hands-on STEM, arts, languages, chess, and passion-driven projects to life. Students build critical thinking, creativity, and social-emotional skills while exploring their interests, connecting with mentors, and learning in a collaborative, Montessori-inspired environment.
Every Montessori School From Home student receives a Chromebook managed by Quantum Montessori, set up for Canvas and live classes.
Kindergarten Weekly Schedule
| TIMES | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | |||||
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| 8:00-8:50 | Live Lesson Floating Hearts Attendance Required (Mixed Skills Review & Academic Content) |
Live Lesson Math Attendance Required (Mixed Skills Review & Academic Content) |
Live Lesson Writing Attendance Required (Mixed Skills Review & Academic Content) |
Live Lesson Math Attendance Required (Mixed Skills Review & Academic Content) |
Live Lesson Science Attendance Required (Mixed Skills Review & Academic Content) |
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8:50-9:00/9:50-10:00/10:50-11:00 Refresh & Reset Break Time-Grab a snack, drink, stretch, use the restroom, etc |
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| 9:00-9:50 | Live Lesson Exercises in Practical Life Attendance Required (Academic Content) |
Live Lesson ELA Attendance Required (Academic Content) |
Live Lesson Sensorial Attendance Required (Academic Content) |
Live Lesson Reading/ELA Attendance Required (Academic Content) |
Live Lesson Cultural Studies Attendance Required (Academic Content) |
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| 10:00-10:50 | Coffee Chat Parent Meetings |
Math Learning Studio Attendance Required |
Social Club | ELA Learning Studio Attendance Required |
Funtastic Friday 10:30-11:00 |
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| 11:00-12:00 | Advanced Curiosity Quest |
Curiosity Quest | INDEPENDENT LEARNING TIME | INDEPENDENT LEARNING TIME |
INDEPENDENT LEARNING TIME | |||||
| 12:00-12:30 | DAILY Lunch Time (recommended) | |||||||||
| 1:00 – 5:00 | INDEPENDENT LEARNING TIME – Weekly Assignments, Independent Canvas Work, Private Tutoring, & Montessori Guide/Family Meetings | |||||||||
| 12:30-1:00 | LEARNING ENRICHMENTS & CLUBS – optional and required classes based on enrollment | |||||||||
Lower Elementary Weekly Schedule
| TIMES | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY |
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| 8:00-8:50 | Floating Hearts Live Lesson Attendance Required (Mixed Skills Review & Academic Content) |
Math Live Lesson Attendance Required (Mixed Skills Review & Academic Content) |
ELA Live Lesson Attendance Required (Mixed Skills Review & Academic Content) |
Cultural Studies Live Lesson Attendance Required (Mixed Skills Review & Academic Content) |
Literacy Live Lesson Attendance Required (Book Study/Socratic Seminar/Review/Reteach) |
| 8:50-9:00 Refresh & Reset Break Time-Grab a snack, drink, stretch, use the restroom, etc | |||||
| 9:00-9:50 | ELA Live Lesson Attendance Required (Mixed Skills Review & Academic Content) |
Sensorial Live Lesson Attendance Required (Mixed Skills Review & Academic Content) |
Creative Arts Live Lesson Attendance Required (Mixed Skills Review & Academic Content) |
Science Live Lesson Attendance Required (Mixed Skills Review & Academic Content) |
Social Studies Live Lesson Attendance Required (Book Study/Review/Reteach) |
| 9:50-10:00 Refresh & Reset Break Time-Grab a snack, drink, stretch, use the restroom, etc | |||||
| 10:00-10:50 | Math Attendance Required Gifted Learning |
Learning Studio Attendance Required |
Practical Life (Financial literacy, service, community projects) Attendance Required |
Learning Studio Attendance Required |
Funtastic Friday 10:30-11:00 |
| 10:50-11:00 Refresh & Reset Break Time-Grab a snack, drink, stretch, use the restroom, etc | |||||
| 11:00-12:00 | Advanced Curiosity Quest |
Curiosity Quest | INDEPENDENT LEARNING TIME | INDEPENDENT LEARNING TIME | INDEPENDENT LEARNING TIME |
| 12:00-12:30 | DAILY Lunch Time (recommended) | ||||
| 12:30-2:00 | INDEPENDENT LEARNING TIME – Weekly Assignments, Independent Canvas Work & Private Tutoring | ||||
| 2:00-5:00 | LEARNING ENRICHMENTS & CLUBS – optional and required classes based on enrollment | ||||
Upper Elementary Weekly Schedule
| TIMES | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | |||||
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| 8:00-8:50 | Ignite Learning Attendance Required |
Ignite Learning Attendance Required |
Ignite Learning Attendance Required |
Ignite Learning Attendance Required |
Ignite Learning & Weekly Review Attendance Required |
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| 9:00-9:50 | Emerald House: ELA Sapphire House: Math Ruby House: Sci. Attendance Required |
Emerald House: Sci. Sapphire House: ELA Ruby House: Math Attendance Required |
Emerald House: ELA Sapphire House: Math Ruby House: Sci. Attendance Required |
Emerald House: Sci. Sapphire House: ELA Ruby House: Math Attendance Required |
9:00-11:00 5th Grade Gifted Homeroom Guidance Time Attendance Required |
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| 10:00-10:50 | Emerald House: ELA/SS Sapphire House: Math/SS Ruby House: Sc/SS Attendance Required |
Emerald House: Math Sapphire House: Sci Ruby House: ELA Attendance Required |
Emerald House: ELA/SS Sapphire House: Math/SS Ruby House: Sc/SS Attendance Required |
Emerald House: Math Sapphire House: Sci Ruby House: ELA Attendance Required |
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| 11:00-11:50 | Learning Studio Attendance Required |
Learning Studio Attendance Required 4th Grade Gifted |
Learning Studio Attendance Required 4th Grade Gifted |
Learning Studio Attendance Required |
INDEPENDENT LEARNING TIME | |||||
| 12:00-1:00 | Advanced Curiosity Quest |
Curiosity Quest | INDEPENDENT LEARNING TIME | INDEPENDENT LEARNING TIME | Funtastic Friday 11:00-11:30 |
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| 1:00-2:00 | DAILY Lunch Time (recommended) | |||||||||
| 2:00-3:00 | INDEPENDENT LEARNING TIME – Weekly work plan, Canvas work, Private Tutoring | |||||||||
| 3:00-5:00 | LEARNING ENRICHMENTS & CLUBS – optional and required classes based on enrollment | |||||||||
Optional enrichment classes help learners discover their passions, express their individuality and build real-world skills. Availability varies each quarter with student interest.
Kindergarten to Grade 2
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Grades 3 – 5th
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How the hours add up
| Example Kindergarten Instructional Minutes | |||
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| Subject/Activity | Synchronous Time (Instructional) | Asynchronous Time | Total Weekly Time |
| ELA | 4 hours per week | 1 hour per week | |
| Math | 4 hours per week | 1 hour per week | |
| Social Studies | 1.5 hour per week | 30 minutes per week | |
| Science | 1.5 hour per week | 30 minutes per week | |
| Life Skills | 1 hour per week | — | |
| Floating Hearts | 1 hour per week | — | |
| Passion Projects / Yoga | 1.5 hours per week | — | |
| Clubs (Curiosity Quest) | 1 hour per week | — | |
| Independent Work & Meetings | — | 5 hours per week (Classroom, Canvas, Tutoring, Family Mtgs) | |
| Total | 15.5 | 8 | 23.5 hours |
| Additional time may come from Funtastic Friday (QMGs), Gifted/Tier 3/EL/SPED, and private tutoring if applicable | |||
| Example First – Fifth Grades Instructional Minutes | |||
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| Subject/Activity | Synchronous Time (Instructional) | Asynchronous Time | Total Weekly Time |
| ELA | 4.5 hours per week | 4 hours per week | 8.5 hours per week |
| Math | 4.5 hours per week | 4 hours per week | 8.5 hours per week |
| Social Studies | 3 hours per week | 3 hours per week | 6 hours per week |
| Science | 3 hours per week | 3 hours per week | 6 hours per week |
| Clubs (Curiosity Quest) | 1 hour per week | — | 1 hour per week |
| Life Skills | 1 hour per week | — | 1 hour per week |
| Floating Hearts | 1 hour per week | — | 1 hour per week |
| Yoga & Mindfulness | 1 hour per week | — | 1 hour per week |
| Passion Projects | 1 hour per week | 2 hours per week | 3 hours per week |
| Socratic Seminar | 1 hour per week | — | 1 hour per week |
| Independent Work & Tutoring | — | 5 hours per week | 5 hours per week |
| Total | 21 | 21 | 42 hours |
| Additional time may come from Funtastic Friday (QMGs), Gifted/Tier 3/EL/SPED, and private tutoring if applicable | |||
Total learning time for full-time students averages 40–42 hours per week, balanced between live sessions, independent practice, enrichment and student-led exploration.
